Community Notices and Personal Items From Phippsburg
Local notices list meetings at Gordon Alden and Bodwell Grange with officer elections and Vacation Schools opening Monday. Dr. E Stanley Jones speaks at Yarmouth First Congregational church September 17 with sessions for ministers and workers. A small fire in Stoneybrook area Sunday and various weekend visits to town are noted along with a lobster supper at Phippsburg and a birthday party for Mrs Gibby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stecutite Wrest
Gordon Alden
Bodwell Grange
Propor Wi
Winnegan Heydog Bt. & A
E. Stanley Jones
India
First Congregational Church
Yarmouth
Phippsburg Christian Service Committee
Arthur Stewart
Somerville
Mass
Richard C. Morse
Carl
Madison
Malden
Georgie Leach
Ann and
Ethel Stewart
Pauline Wyman
Rose Wyman
Pauline Seavey
Manito
John H. McCourt
W. J. McCourt
Dead River
Kenneth Weeks
Columbus
Ohio
Minott-Bennett House
Fred Ainsworth
Boston
I. W. Rainey
Charles Doughty
Connecticut
Ann
Popham Beach
Norman Markham
William Blaisdell
Head Beach
Charles. Stevens
Alfred
Alfred Over the Week End. Rev. Stevens
Waterboro
Freddy Morse
Arthur Sessa
Small Point Beach
Bay Point Notes Include Elections and Social News
Bay Point residents held officer elections with Edward Ifield as president and Kat Powers as secretary. The Bay Point Casino hosted a large square dance party with a successful silver auction fundraiser. Local families and visitors frequent Bath, Woolwich, and surrounding areas, with gatherings at homes, cottages, and the Bay Point Casino during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eee
Edward Ifield
Kat Powers
Harold Wae Jr
Helen Miller
Calla
Kenneth
Iver
Rob Dube
Parker Head Community Notes Reflect Local Outreach
Parker Head residents engage in church services and parish events led by Rev. H Macy Whitehead. Attendees include Mary M snd Wyman and Parker Mead family members at the vestry and Small Point gathering. Visitors, vacations, and health updates populate a snapshot of island life with numerous neighbors from Bath, Yarmouth, and Boston area.
Summer clambake closes weekend in White Mountains
Seph Perow and his children Joe and Pam visited for the holiday weekend with his brother. Mr and Mrs H Powers travel through the White Mountains on a three day trip. Maurice Burns ran boat service for the event at Salter's Island. Guests included Jack Buhle and wife, Edward Butterfield and wife, Albert Coombs and wife, Walter Flynn and wife, Mrs Hagan and Ruth Keen, Robert and Norman Swift with family. The Bay Liners clambake marked another success for the group. Mrs Elleneifski and her children, and Mrs Cumber of Boston, called on friends Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seph Perow
Joe
Pam
H. Martin Powers
White Mountains
Salter’s Island
Maurice Burns
Jack Buhle
Edward Butterfield
Albert Coombs
Walter Flynn
Thomas Hagan
Ruth Keen
Robert Miller
Norman Swift
Donald
Deborah
Bay Ieointers
Dorothy Schroeter Bride in Buzzards Bay Wedding
Dorothy Louise Wof ith married Charles Schroeter Jr in a candlelight ceremony at Winter 22 Sims. The ceremony featured gladioli decor and a marquisette gown with lace trim. Attendants included Mrs. John R. Young and Louise Jordan with weddings hoops and green white gowns.
Bath Boys In Service Note Weekend Visits
Cpl Robert Sharkey U S Air Force stationed at Camp Edwards Mass is on a five day furlough to visit his parents Mr and Mrs James Sharkey of 36 Meadow Way Torrey U S Navy returned Monday to his base at Bayonne N J after weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs J Haviland Torrey who are summering at Popham Beach Pvt Kempton B Kocha in Technical school at Aberdeen passed the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Joseph E Kocha of 27 Liberty street Kocha joined the Army May 6 and had basic training at Aberdeen prior to service He was formerly employed at the First National Store
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Robert Sharkey
U. S. Air Force
Camp Edwards
Mass
James Sharkey
Meadow Way
Torrey
U.S. Navy
Bayonne
N. J
J. Haviland Torrey
Popham Beach
Kempton B. Kocha
Aberdeen
Joseph E. Kocha
Liberty Street
Kocha
First National Store
Summer visit among Bassett peers and Sternbergs
Mr and Mrs apes Bassett hosted friends for a weekend including Alliss Sternberg and daughter Jlyn. Jupiter is described as having about 320 times the Earths mass in the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apes Bassett Peers
Meford
Alliss Sternberg
Jlyn
Jupiter
Earth
Labor Day Beach Activity and Family Visits Highlight Ocean Park News
The article details a busy Labor Day with seaside visits and many out of town guests at Fort Popham and nearby cottages. It notes a sailing yacht off Long Island, families celebrating birthdays, weddings and extended visits from Boston, Bath, Augusta, and New York, as well as several locals hosting guests and attending gatherings at Popham and Parker Head.
Weekend Guests and Hosts at Cox's Head Cottages
Miss Jane Thayer hosted a party at the Thayer cottage with guests from Bath and Parker's Head. Many families from Bath and surrounding towns visited cottages for Labor Day weekend and the holiday, including Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wood, Mrs. Stanton C. Dozois, Dr. Spencer, and others from Bath, Swampscott, Plainfield, New Bedford, and Burlington.
Bath Couple Returns From Ontario Trip
Mr and Mrs Granville Colby of Quimby street have returned from a vacation tour of Ontario. At Ottawa they saw Parliament. In Toronto they visited the Canadian National Exposition and the butter statue of Queen Elizabeth. They crossed to New York after Lake Champlain and noted cheaper food in Canada but higher hotel and restaurant costs. They observed an expanding Ford plant near Hamilton and many roadside camps along highways as travelers plan meals and fuel stops.
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Granville Colby
Quimby Street
Ontario
Ottawa
Houses of Parliament
Senate
Houses of Commons
Toronto
Queen Elizabeth
Winston
Vermont
Lake Champlain
New York
Roosevelt Bridge
Canada
Hamilton
Ford
Social notices from Bath and nearby towns
Frenk Watts underwent surgery at Memorial hospital Sunday. Mrs. Harriet Shea of Augusta called Sunday on. Miss Ethel Barter and Mrs. Delphine Goodwin of 118 Academy Street. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Allard and others of Bath attended Lewiston Fair Monday. Bath friends sent cards to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Herrin in Savannah. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Hope and son Peter of New York were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Bailey. Miss Cynthia Sewall returned to Boston after visiting with her parents. Reginald Barter and family and Miss Shirley Green spent Labor Day at Bar Harbor. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Pletts and daughter Nancy left for Reno after visiting relatives. Anne Bailey and family are at Harpswell with grandmother Mrs. Arch Hamilton. Dr. Clyde Franklin and family left New York after visiting Bath. The Hydes and children spent August at Small Point Beach with relatives and left for Winchester. Mrs. Wright hosted a pre-nuptial shower for Amelia-Anne Mitchell for her wedding to John E. Moore. Wethingtons hosted a picnic at Pinehurst. James B. Drake and daughter Robin left for Rochester, N. Y. Drake will join Allandale School there. Commander Charles Norris Jr. spent weekend at Popham Beach. his ship, U S S Monssen, at Philadelphia Navy Yard. The Mitchell Moore wedding plans were changed due to Miss Mitchell’s grandmother’s illness at Memorial hospital. wedding and reception canceled for now.
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Florence Rollins
Parker Head
Helen Gagnon
Lillian Johansen
Fort Popham
Quinn-Johansen
Charles Johansen
U. S. Air Force
Alberquerque
N. M
Walter Barstow
Sors
Winchester
Mass
Charles Brown
Bath
Gerald Cramond
Augustus Snow
Brunswick
Warren Jewell
Brooklyn
N. Y
Reginald Parker
James Young
Delmar Ramsey
Samy Lakin
Mary Gaudette
Elmer Higgins
Theodore Burns
Harry L. Day
Edward Burns
Oscar Adams
Hilton Soule
Margaret MacDonald
Cynthia Dauphin
Betty Willis
Lester H. Knight
Melvin Tukey
Edward Simpson
William Ramsey
Carl Seekins
Joseph McKenna
Madelyn Kronstrand
Lewis Mank
Augusta
Ellison Moody
Joseph Spear
New York
Allan Spear
John Wilbur, Jr
Boston
Ahs
Stanley W. Hyde
Elmer Hathaway
Cambridge
Louis Randazzo
Everett
Joseph Randazzo
Doris
Bill
Newton Center
Myra Scott
Grundy
Shaw- Morgan
Masachusetts
Frank Shaw
Malor Mass
Elizabeth Webber
Helen B. Stearns
Varney
Er Street
Mathersons
Massachusetts
George Percy
Philip E. Wyman
Terry
Satury
Fuller Douglas
Portland
Cox’s Head
Popham
Margaret Sagert
Morris
Frenk Watts
Memorial Hospital
Harriet Shea
Ethel Barter
Delphine Goodwin
Academy Street
Elmer Allard
Ethel McElroy
Charles True
Lewiston Fair
Eugene Herrin
Margaret Cahill
Savannah
Theodore Hope
Peter
Boyd Bailey
Washington Street
Cynthia Sewall
Arthur Sewall
Reginald Barter
Denny Road
Katherine
Reginald, Jr
Shirley Green
Bar Harbor
Cadillac Mountain
Gilbert Pletts
Nancy
Reno
Nevada
Pletts
Carl Derson
Oak Street
Anne Bailey
Harpswell
Arch Hamilton
Lexington
Clyde Franklin
Winifred Franklin
Clyde, Jr
Betty
New York City
Washington
Lewis H. Hyde
Polly
Jane
Lewis, Jr
Small Point Beach
Amelia-Anne Mitchell
John E. Moore
Miss Mitchell
Ava Robinson
Lewiston
T. D. Wetherington
Wetherington
Western Avenue
Wetheringtons
Norman Wetherington
Court Street
Pinehurst
James B. Drake
Robin
Birch Point
Rochester
Drake
St. James Schol
Maryland
Allandale School
Charles Norris, Jr
Donnell
Popham Beach
Robert Mitchell
Weeks Street
Heir to Property Finds It Ransacked in Bath Maine
Mr and Mrs Sewall Gardner of Lake Forest Illinois grandson of the late Mrs Frederick H Sewall of Kansas City Missouri came to Bath to inspect the property on lower High Street near Lemont left to him He found the fully furnished house entered and most of the furniture stolen Two desks may have been too heavy to move easily and valuable antiques spanning generations were taken The house stood back from High and Lemont streets allowing easy entry without neighbor notice
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Sewall Gardner
Lake Forest
Ill
Arthur Sewall
Washington Street
Gardner
Frederick H. Sewall
Kansas City
Bath
Lower High Street
Lemont
Romans Used Lead Pipes for Water Supply
The passage notes that Romans employed large quantities of lead to construct their water pipes, a practice that supplied public utilities and influenced engineering approaches of the era.
Owen Bushey Wedding Satay at Grace Church
Elizabeth Hill and Maurice Owen wed in a double ceremony at Grace Episcopal Church with immediate family and friends in attendance. The bride wore a Pit plaid suit with gladioli corsage. the groom’s family reported ties to Bath Iron Works. The couple plans a two week honeymoon and home at 32 Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Bu i
William A. Hill
Maurice H. Owen
Henry W. Owen
Oak Street
Jaume Grant
John Rabe
Bath Iron Works
Owen
Grace Episcopal Church
Delightful party at Wiscasset home for Mrs H Spiller
Mrs J William Schulze entertained with a Thursday afternoon reception from 3 30 to 5 30 at her Wiscasset home overlooking the Sheepscot river for Mrs H Spiller wife of Capt Spiller supervisor of ing at Bath Iron Works Capt and Mrs Spiller recently moved from Bath to 658 Washington Street they came from Pearl Harbor where Capt Spiller served at the U S Naval Base Many Bath and Wiscasset guests attended including wives of naval office officers The Schulze garden display with tuberous begonias and a long border of varied color flowers drew special notice amid the drought faded grounds
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J. William Schulze
Wiscasset
Sheepscot River
H. Spiller
Ing
Bath Iron Works
Spiller
Bath
Washington Street
Pearl Harbor
U. S. Naval Base
Republican Rally in Woolwich Thursday Supper and Speakers
Tickets for the meal at Murphy's Corner Schoolhouse are available from Donald Leavitt Woolwich or Stanley R Hunter Bath. South Woolwich Ladies Fire Department will serve at six. Mayor Richard Sanborn Augusta and Sidney W Thaxter Portland headlining with county candidates given speaking time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy’s Corner
Donald Leavitt
Woolwich
Stanley R. Hunter
Bath
South Woolwich
Bath Fire Contain Brush Fire on Stonybrook Road
Bath's service truck assisted Phippsburg firefighters who battled a brush fire on Stonybrook road Sunday. A booster line delivered 120 gallons, burning about half an acre before control. Phippsburg crew later extinguished the blaze using water from a nearby gravel pit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
Phippsburg
Stonybrook
Tomato Record From Chester Totman and Local Talks
Chester Totman of 424 Washington Street brought a three pound tomato to the Independent office. He also showed large tomatoes from his Washington Street garden weighing a total of four and a half pounds from three fruits. Elford A. Stover of 3 Dummer Street, former Maine Highway Commission publicity director, will discuss Maine highway problems at White Oak Grange in Warren on Friday and show a moving picture advocating Pennsylvania's highway speaking for the Portland Association.
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Chester Totman
Washington Street
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